Trump says his view of Mexico border wall has not changed

President Donald Trump in early tweets Thursday denied he has changed his views on the Mexico border wall. The president's response comes after his chief of staff, John Kelly, said Wednesday that the president's opinions had evolved since his original campaign promises. "The Wall is the Wall it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it," Trump tweeted. "Parts will be of necessity see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains wastelands or tough rivers or water..." Trump had earlier tweeted that Mexico would still "directly or indirectly" pay for the wall. Kelly told a caucus of Hispanic lawmakers on Wednesday that he has persuaded Trump that building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is unnecessary, signaling a possible reversal on the key campaign promise. Kelly, who was secretary of Homeland Security before taking over as chief of staff in July, said that candidate Trump had not been "fully informed" about the border situation when he pledged repeatedly to build a 2,200-mile physical wall and get Mexico to pay for it.

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